My Mother Refused to Pay My 13-Year-Old for Six Weeks of Work. Forty-Eight Hours Later, the Labor Board Knocked.

can get away with it. I believed you. I took you seriously. I held them accountable. That’s not ‘too far.’ That’s baseline.”

I thought of all the stories I’d heard from friends whose parents had shrugged off their pain. She didn’t mean it. You’re being dramatic.

“Standing up for yourself isn’t going too far,” I added. “It’s called self-respect. And teaching continue reading …